Reading file doesn't work in python

Question

I am trying to open a file but it is displaying nothing.

openf = open('C:\Python27\NEWS', 'r')
openf.read()

It is neither displaying text nor any error. What could be the reason?

and when i write like this

openf = open('C:\Users\K\Desktop\wait.txt', 'r')
>>> print openf

This gives Output:

<open file 'C:\\Users\\K\\Desktop\\wai.txt', mode 'r' at 0x0000000002B4DDB0>

What does this mean?

Kevin · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-28 12:42:13Z

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read doesn't display anything - it merely returns a string. If you're not at an interactive prompt, the only output you will see is what you print.

openf = open('C:\Python27\NEWS', 'r')
print openf.read()

print openf will give details about the openf object. It's an open file pointed at that file name, it was opened in "read" mode, and it exists in memory at address 0x0000000002B4DDB0.

answered Feb 28, 2014 at 12:42

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user3201916 Over a year ago

then how to display the contents of file

user3201916 Over a year ago

It is not displaying anything, though my file has content

Kevin Over a year ago

Works on my machine. Are you doing anything else in your script that you haven't mentioned here?

user3201916 Over a year ago

it worked now.. I have one more doubt, What type of files we can read?

Kevin Over a year ago

Any kind of file. The extension makes no difference.

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